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Howell, Buchan & Strong's team can help you with your business or professional license.Representing Our Clients Before the Florida Board of Nursing
The Florida Department of Health (DOH), Board of Nursing (Board) is the regulatory agency with authority to license and discipline nurses in Florida. Recently three (3) health care attorneys from....
Employment Laws in Health Care
Health Law, Regulatory Consulting, and Civil Defense: Employment Laws in Health Care On the evening of August 11, 2026, we had the privilege of sponsoring another Capital Medical Society (CMS)....
Meet the Attorneys at Howell Buchan and Strong
Meet the Attorneys at Howell Buchan and Strong: Series 1 – Rickey Strong This is the first in a series of blogs introducing the licensed and experienced professional attorneys at....
Hard Card Fingerprinting
To become licensed in Florida, all healthcare practitioners must be fingerprinted and undergo a criminal background check. For healthcare practitioners who live in the United States, this is not a....
Florida Statute 464.018(1)(n): When Nursing Care Falls Below Professional Standards
Nurses make consequential decisions every day, often while managing heavy workloads, incomplete information, staffing shortages, and rapidly changing patient conditions. When a patient experiences an adverse outcome, those decisions may....
Florida Statute 456.072(1)(a): Making Misleading or Deceptive Statements in Practice
For licensed professionals in Florida, few allegations can damage a reputation more quickly than accusations involving dishonesty or misrepresentation. One of the most frequently cited disciplinary provisions across numerous licensed....
Florida Hospitals & Healthcare Employers: What Happens When Background Checks and Licensure Verification Fail?
Healthcare employers across Florida operate under strict regulatory obligations designed to protect vulnerable patients and maintain public trust. When hiring systems fail, however, the consequences can quickly escalate beyond internal....
Compliance with Disciplinary Final Orders: What happens if I fail to comply?
The Florida Department of Health (DOH) and their professional regulatory Boards have authority over health care practitioners and facility licenses in Florida. This includes taking disciplinary action against those licenses....
Can the Disciplinary Action Taken Against My Health Care License be Expunged or Sealed?
We are often asked by our clients, “Will my Florida disciplinary action ever go away?” When a health care practitioner has been disciplined by their Board or the Department of....
Florida LCSW 2-Year Rule Change: What Rule 64B4-10.003 Means Now
A significant regulatory change is now in effect for Florida-licensed clinical social workers (LCSWs), and it directly affects how professional relationships are evaluated after termination. As of March 2, 2026,....
Questions from a Florida Nurse to a Healthcare Defense Attorney
I decided to write this blog in a different format. Recently, I contacted a high school classmate who is a nurse in a large metropolitan hospital in Florida and ask....
Florida’s Health Care Workforce at a Crossroads: A Strategic Look at the 2022 to 2037 Nursing Projections
Florida is standing on the brink of a health care workforce transformation, and the latest Florida Health Care Workforce Projections 2022 to 2037 report from the Florida Center for Nursing....
